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Saron Baptist Chapel

📷 Nigel Davies · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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51.79258, -4.03132

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 410m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 410m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Raven, Robin, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Robin, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Large White +90 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Large White +90 more · last seen 2021

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Butterfly-bush +50 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Butterfly-bush +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Beefsteak Fungus, Lichen (unidentified) · last seen 2013; Fungi — Beefsteak Fungus, Lichen (unidentified) · last seen 2013

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 437Cycling route

Named routeRef 437National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route

Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route826 m

Named routeRef 47Length 826 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route679 m

Named routeRef 47Length 679 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 47Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 47Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,252 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,252 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winter

2025

Raven · Robin · Blackbird · Moorhen · Blue Tit +34

RavenCorvus corax
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
DipperCinclus cinclus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
JayGarrulus glandarius
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Gallinula chloropus chloropusGallinula chloropus chloropus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Willow TitPoecile montanus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024

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Plants13 species

springsummer

2025

Butterfly-bush · Common Hemp-nettle · Purple-loosestrife · Hemp-agrimony · Ragged-Robin +8

Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Pampas-grassCortaderia selloana2024
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,252 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winter

2025

Raven · Robin · Blackbird · Moorhen · Blue Tit +34

RavenCorvus corax
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
DipperCinclus cinclus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
JayGarrulus glandarius
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Gallinula chloropus chloropusGallinula chloropus chloropus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Willow TitPoecile montanus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024

🌿

Plants13 species

springsummer

2025

Butterfly-bush · Common Hemp-nettle · Purple-loosestrife · Hemp-agrimony · Ragged-Robin +8

Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Pampas-grassCortaderia selloana2024
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Nigel Davies · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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